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pistil
The female reproductive organ of a flower, which receives pollen and develops into the fruit or seed. Contrasted with the 雄しべ (stamen), the male part.
花の雌しべを調べる。
To examine the pistil of a flower.
雌しべに花粉がつくと実ができる。
When pollen reaches the pistil, fruit forms.
理科の授業で、雄しべと雌しべの違いを習った。
In science class we learned the difference between the stamen and the pistil.
The female reproductive part of a flower, which receives pollen and becomes the fruit or seed. Usually written in kana, or as 雌しべ.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 雄しべと雌しべ: stamen and pistil
- 雌しべの先: the tip of the pistil
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 雄しべ: stamen — the male reproductive organ of a flower
- 花粉: pollen — the powder that fertilizes the pistil
Related Words
Related:
雄しべ